Rahul Gandhi addresses rallies in Northeast

Kohima, March 27: Rahul Gandhi will be addressing a public rally in Kohima, Tezpur and Dibrugarh in the Northeast. Currently, he is in Kohima and at first look, the gathering seems to be impressive. A banned terrorist outfit National Democratic Front of Bodoland (S) has called for a 12-hour bandh in the Sonitpur district today to show its protest. At 1 pm, he would be at the election rally at Biswanath Chariali ground. His third rally would be in Chaulhowa playground in Dibrugarh, Assam. Following are the live updates of Rahul Gandhi's rallies: 12:00 pm: The Government of Nagaland has taken the development of state in reverse gear.They have taken Nagaland from 8.3 % to a growth rate of just 3.8%. We know that people of Nagaland are dynamic because we see you are working in different parts of the country. More than 50000 youngsters are employed in Nagaland, the state government is not training them. I am proud to state that the central government has given a lot of funds and created higher education institutes in Nagaland. We know that in Naga culture, women are respected a lot.We have brought 50% reservation in local bodies. We want a dedicated women force in Nagaland. The single biggest problem in N East is connectivity, we have focused on it, but we will dramatically increase infrastructure. I am a big supporter of the "Look East" policy for the North East. It is important to connect North East with neighbouring countries. We are committed to create 100 million jobs in the next government, this can only be done, if we build north east. 11:55 am: I have been taught not to promise anything which I cannot deliver. The UPA government has taken the bold decision to talk with the NSCN. Your CM has made promises which he has not able to deliver. I will only tell you that I am with you from my heart: 11:50 am: The western countries say that they invest in Democracy, but we know India's democracy is stronger: Rahul Gandhi in Kohima. The only promise that I that I can make is that I am with you. OneIndia News